Staff members at the CBHJ have compiled a checklist for jails and prisons seeking to implement teleheath, particulary for behavioral health, with key considerations in the areas of Technology; Facility Logistics; Staffing, Collaboration, and Program Promotion; and Evaluation and Feedback. The checklist is currently being used in partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections to expand behavioral telehealth in five state prison facilities.

• MOUD Decision Guide offers information to treatment providers and individuals about medications for opioid use disorder

• CBHJ project coordinator Tamarie Willis speaks on NASW-MI panel about social work advocacy in the criminal/legal system

Medications for opioid use disorder is currently the most effective treatment for OUD. As shown, limited access to MOUD often results in use of non-prescribed buprenorphine to self-treat and manage withdrawal symptoms. Despite continued stigma and fear surrounding use of diverted buprenorphine, research indicates that use of non-prescribed buprenorphine contributes to a reduction in overdose deaths as well as an increase in treatment success and retention. It is recommended that treatment agencies and correctional facilities offer all three forms of MOUD to clients in order to provide the best possible care while also working to reduce barriers related to accessing this care.

• The Next Stage of Buprenorphine Care for Opioid Use Disorder (Annals of Internal Medicine)

• Expanding low-threshold buprenorphine to justice-involved individuals through mobile treatment: Addressing a critical care gap (Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)

• Next OTE Community of Practice Meeting: January 15, 2021

• PUBLICATION: Using prescribing and toxicology data to determine non-medical prescription drug overdose

• REPORT: Medicaid and Continuity of Coverage for the Justice-Involved Population: An Assessment of Select Michigan Counties and Jails

• REPORT: Michigan Re-entry Project (MIREP-2) 1-Year Evaluation

• REPORT: Michigan Re-Entry Project (MIREP-1) 3-Year Evaluation

• REPORT: Michigan Re-Entry Project (MIREP) Staff Feedback

• CBHJ diversion research informs Square One Project report exploring the connections between healthcare reform and justice reform